by cityworks | Nov 1, 2013 | Big Projects, Commentary
We’ve spent the last two months talking about some of the world’s biggest and most fascinating construction projects. Our series on Big Projects proved to be a world-wide endeavor, taking us from Japan to San Francisco, Denver to Seattle, and many points in between....
by cityworks | Nov 8, 2013 | Renewable Energy, Commentary
Four thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians built ships with sails made from papyrus reeds, allowing them to harness the power of the wind to float down the Nile. They were using a form of renewable energy. Human beings have been doing something similar ever since....
by cityworks | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
More than 84,000 dams exist in the US today. Some, but certainly not all, were built to capture the power of water. One of the best examples of a dam built to generate power from water is the Hoover Dam. It generates about 4 billion kilowatt hours of power annually to...
by cityworks | Nov 26, 2013 | Interviews, Renewable Energy
Alaska may be known as America’s last frontier, but it could be our next frontier for renewable energy production. You may know Alaska for its oil production, but surprise – it gets 21% of its electricity from hydropower and already has geothermal, biomass...
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